For the spacecraft operating mode, see Safe mode (spacecraft). Safe mode is a diagnostic mode of a computer operating system (OS). It can also refer to a mode of operation by application software. Safe mode is intended to help fix most, if not all problems within an operating system. It is also widely used for removing rogue security software.
Telesurgery, also called remote surgery, is performed by a surgeon at a site removed from the patient. Surgical tasks are directly performed by a robotic system controlled by the surgeon at the remote site. The word telesurgery is derived from the Greek words tele , meaning far off, and cheirourgia , meaning working by hand..
Robotic Cardiac Surgery. Robotic cardiac surgery is a form of heart surgery done through very small incisions in the chest. With the use of tiny instruments and robotic devices, surgeons are able to do several types of heart surgery in a way that is much less invasive than other types of heart surgery. The procedure is sometimes called da Vinci surgery because that is the name of the manufacturer of the robot often used for this procedure.